Re: [Enigma-devel] Re: Language icons in Enigma's main menu

[Andreas Lochmann]

Hi,

Ronald Lamprecht schrieb:
> > > Just a thought, not as decorative as flags though, maybe spelling 
> > > each  language in it's own language.  Then even if you don't 
> > > understand any other  language choices you will at least understand 
> > > your own.  You might even  have it say the language if you hover over 
> > > it with the pointer.
> >
> > Hmm ... voice output seems to me to be too resource
> > demanding. We'd have to change all other buttons to
> > voice output as well. Needs lot's of memory, and
> > people to speak the terms.
>
> And some people have the sound switched off.
>
> > Looking at several other webpages I currently favor
> > the idea of displaying a "What's your favorite language?"
> > page when starting Enigma for the first time. We could
> > ask for a user name at that point as well, even for the
> > video resolution. In a (much) later version we could
> > invite to a tutorial through the options and features
> > of the game or give hints about the ratings auto-update.
>
> In which language will you ask your first question?

Hmm ... would be the default language, I think.
However, as soon as our freshling sees a list of
obviously different languages, he or she won't
bother the question and just opt for what he or
she recognizes.

The username/resolution questions will translate
immediately.

> The main idea of addition of flags to avoid the problem of providing 
> language names in a certain language. On the main screen we do not have 
> the space to display many words. Thus the flags are nice a colorful and 
> inviting mean for language selection that is understood by everyone. It 
> works well on our homepage. It is just a question of a locally fitting 
> background to use flags in their original color.

There'd be no problem in adding the original
flags besides the written language name. We could
even try to catch several flags, as we wouldn't
have issues with the space anymore. At least in
the higher resolutions -- I'm not sure whether
the list would fit on 640/480 or even 320/240.

Best greets,
Andreas